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[New Post] Review : Someday Soon

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Title:  Someday Soon

Author:  Laura Ward

Page count: 258

Published: April 3rd 2017

Publisher:  Lifechanging 

Genre: NA/Romance

Received: E-Arc/ Netgalley

Purchase: Amazon 

Rating: 3.75/5

Summary:

All Daisy Goldsmith wants is to get out of her small town, leaving behind the bullies who’ve taunted her. Attending culinary school in New York has always been her biggest dream—a dream she’s not confident enough to pursue. After all, she’s nothing but a “fat cow.” But when her brother’s best friend, the man who’s always secretly held her heart, moves back to town after college, everything changes for Daisy.

One scrumptious nibble…

The Goldsmith house has always been Jon Roberts’ sanctuary from the crazy of his life. With a broken and dysfunctional family, Jon embraces the Goldsmiths like his own. After getting a real glimpse of the woman Daisy’s becoming, Jon is torn between his loyalty to the family and his desire for his best friend’s little sister.

One delectable bite…

As Daisy and Jon spend more time together, they can’t resist the attraction between them. Once they’ve had a taste, nothing can keep them apart–not their dreams, their families, or the difference in their age. Can someday turn into forever or will they bite off more than they can handle?

My Thoughts: 

This is my first book that I have read by Laura ward and I enjoyed it. This is the third book in the series and feel like it can be read as a standalone. Considering I haven’t read the first two books. I’m going to have to go back and read them.

Daisy has a passion for cooking. She wants to be able to go to culinary school, there’s one downside though. Her parents don’t want her to go because they think that she’s to young. So, in trying to convince her parents that she I ready to go she stays home for a year in hopes to prove to them that she’s more than capable.  Jon is someone that is off limits to Daisy because he is her big brothers best friend they all grew up together. Daisy as also had a crush on Jon forever. When they become more than friends because of a deal that they make.  I was happy because then they could finally be together and their feelings only become more intense and I loved every minute if it. Something happened with Jon’s family and he movies into Daisy’s parents and there relationship becomes more special.

All in all I think that this is a great book and I need to go an read the first two in this series.

*I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*

[New Post] Review: All I Want

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Title:  All I Want

Author: Megan Lowe

Page count: 150

Published: June 2 2018

Publisher:  Hot Tree Publishing

Genre: LGBT

Received: E-Arc

Purchase: Amazon

Rating: 3.75/5

Summary:
Bishop Royal is a sleaze. He’s a cheat, a copycat, a bastard. He knows what you think of him and he doesn’t care. All he cares about is his best friend, Jake.

Jake Ellis has loved Bishop Royal for sixteen years. He’s been by his side through everything: deaths, hardships, and triumphs.

When Bishop’s life is pulled out from underneath him, he figures with nothing left to lose, it’s time to tell Jake how he feels.

Under pressure to be the picture-perfect boyfriend and his father’s perfect son, will Bishop fold or go after the only thing he’s ever truly wanted?

My Thoughts:

This is the first time that I have read a book by Megan and I loved it. This is also the first time that I have read a MM romance book an I don’t think that it could have gotten any better. I was a little sad that I was able to read this book on one sitting. I wish that I made it last longer. This book was more about Bishop than Jake. Which I was fine with.  Bishop he is always trying to get his fathers approval when really, I can understand but at some point, no. Bishops dad is a jerk to say the least. Bishop also deals with sex, drugs and alcohol when his life gets flipped upside down. He gets fired from his BMX team among other things. To see him fall a get back up again was truly heartbreaking.  Jake and Bishop I enjoyed how there friendship turned into a romantic relationship.  All in all, I enjoyed this quick read. If you’re into MM books then I say you should defiantly pick this one up. With this book being the 5th in the series I was a little worried that maybe I might be missing something but I didn’t feel like that and I loved that. Because sometimes reading a book in the middle of the series you can get a little confused.

Review: Fawkes

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Title:  Fawkes

Author: Nadine Brandes

Page count: 448

Published: July 10th 2018

Publisher:  Expected Publication

Genre: Teens/YA

Received: Netgalley

Purchase: Amazon

Rating: 3.75/5

Summary:

Thomas Fawkes is turning to stone, and the only cure to the Stone Plague is to join his father’s plot to assassinate the king of England.

Silent wars leave the most carnage. The wars that are never declared, but are carried out in dark alleys with masks and hidden knives. Wars where color power alters the natural rhythm of 17th century London. And when the king calls for peace, no one listens until he finally calls for death.

But what if death finds him first?

Keepers think the Igniters caused the plague. Igniters think the Keepers did it. But all Thomas knows is that the Stone Plague infecting his eye is spreading. And if he doesn’t do something soon, he’ll be a lifeless statue. So when his Keeper father, Guy Fawkes, invites him to join the Gunpowder Plot—claiming it will put an end to the plague—Thomas is in.

The plan: use 36 barrels of gunpowder to blow up the Igniter King.

The problem: Doing so will destroy the family of the girl Thomas loves. But backing out of the plot will send his father and the other plotters to the gallows. To save one, Thomas will lose the other.

No matter Thomas’s choice, one thing is clear: once the decision is made and the color masks have been put on, there’s no turning back.

My Thoughts: I love the cover of this book. when I saw it, I thought of a masquerade ball. This book is set in the 17th century London. It is a take on a group of men that organised the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. This isn’t one that I would normally read because it is a historical fiction. This one really intrigued me because you get to wear a mask that gives you the ability to communicate with colours. (Cool right?) There is a King and two different groups the Keepers and Igniters that are wanting one another gone. This was a really unique story. Thomas was a great character, he goes through some things that made him seem very relatable, by the end of the book he becomes very likeable. In the beginning he wasn’t as much, I like that he had a great development. He goes to get a test to see what mask he will get and he doesn’t end up getting one. So, he runs off to London in search of his father so that he can help him. After reading this book I think that I’m going to have to dive into this genre a bit more. If there are more books like this? Then I’m defiantly missing something.  *I received a complimentary copy of this book from Thomas Nelson through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. *

[New Post] Review: A Cowboy’s Sweetheart

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Title:  A Cowboy’s Sweetheart

Author: Crista Mchugh

Page count: 164

Published: June 25th 2018

Publisher: Expected Publications

Genre: Teens/YA

Received: Netgalley

Purchase: Amazon

Rating: 3/5

Summary:

Pampered New York Socialite and dressage rider, Kensington Pope, has been exiled by her jet-setting parents to her aunt’s Rodeo Academy in Wyoming. She wants nothing to do with the rough and tumble students there, especially one particularly handsome cowboy, Javier. But she won’t be there for long. She has a plan in place to break out after her next international competition.

Javier Cruz takes one look at the spoiled city girl and instantly dismisses her. The school of tough knocks has already educated him on what the important things in life are, and he has bigger things on his plate. He’s counting down the days until his eighteenth birthday when he can pull his younger siblings from the foster care program and reunite his family. But as he gets to know Kensi, he sees a kindred spirit and discovers there’s more to her than meets the eye.

Kensi begins to question her desire to flee the ranch as her relationship to Javier deepens and she learns the importance of family. But when he discovers her escape plan, will he be able to trust her again? And when tragedy comes to the ranch, will Kensi be able to step up and take her place in the family?

My Thoughts:
I was able to read this book in one sitting. It was cute but lacked something. Kensi is from NYC and has to move to Wyoming with her aunt and uncle in the middle of nowhere because if a party she had. Javier is one of the family’s workers who’s working his behind off so that he can get custody of his brothers. This book was your typical teen romance. I wasn’t really intrigued with there story. I felt there was a big chunk missing, I’m not sure what exactly. Maybe more backstory or more in depth into the characters I just left like something was missing. I will have my review for this book up on my blog in a few days. Thank you to Netgalley and Victory editing for providing me with an arc in exchange for an honest review

Review: Body Swap

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Title: Body Swap

Author: Sylvia McNicoll

Page count: 284

Published: October 9th 2018

Publisher: Dundurn

Genre: Teens/YA

Received: Netgalley

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Rating: 3.5/5

Summary:

A fatal collision — who’s to blame? Two bodies, two souls switch in search of justice.

When fifteen-year-old Hallie gets knocked flying by a Hurricane SUV, her life ends without her ever having kissed a boy. At an otherworldly carnival, she meets and argues with the eighty-two-year-old driver, Susan. Both return to life, only with one catch — they’ve swapped bodies.

Now Hallie has wrinkled skin and achy joints while Susan deals with a forehead zit and a crush on a guy who’s a player. Hallie faces a life in a long-term care residence. Susan gets picked up for shoplifting.

As they struggle with technology, medications, and each other’s fashion foibles, they start to understand and maybe even like each other. But can they work together to prove that a defect in the Hurricane caused the deadly crash? Or will their time run out

My Thoughts:

I had requested this book because the idea of a book that was like Freaky Friday sounded really interesting to me. This was a really quick cute read.

82yr old Susan and 15-year-old Hallie they ended up in a car accident.
Hallie is your typical teenager where Susan is an elderly woman who’s dealing with her own life.

I love that the author made this such an interesting read. Having 2 people swap bodies with such an age gap now knowing they have a better understanding of one another.

I did feel like the book was a bit rushed in bits but all around I enjoyed the book.

** I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review **